Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264433AbUAAPpU (ORCPT ); Thu, 1 Jan 2004 10:45:20 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264443AbUAAPpU (ORCPT ); Thu, 1 Jan 2004 10:45:20 -0500 Received: from hermine.idb.hist.no ([158.38.50.15]:25098 "HELO hermine.idb.hist.no") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S264433AbUAAPpR (ORCPT ); Thu, 1 Jan 2004 10:45:17 -0500 Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 16:56:52 +0100 To: Anders Skovsted Buch Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: System lockup when playing chess Message-ID: <20040101155652.GB27217@hh.idb.hist.no> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i From: Helge Hafting Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1522 Lines: 31 On Thu, Jan 01, 2004 at 02:31:58PM +0100, Anders Skovsted Buch wrote: > Hello, > > I am experiencing consistent lockups of the linux kernel when I play chess > with crafty. What happens is that while the chess engine is running, > suddenly the whole system will freeze, and the only think I can get to > work is the reboot button. I have tried to put the computer in text-mode > (telinit 3) and run the chess program (with gui) from another computer on > my LAN, to see if any oops-output would show up, but there is nothing. > > My system runs Redhat 7.2 and is uptodate with patches (so I'm running > kernel version 2.4.20-24.7 #1, athlon version). The chess program is > Crafty 17.9. The processor is "AMD Athlon(tm) 4 Processor". > /var/log/messages shows nothing of interest. > > I wonder if this scarse information is good for anything. And in any > case, thanks for all your great work which I benefit from every day!! > Could this be a simple overheating problem? Chess programs are cpu intensive, and so the cpu gets hot. Perhaps there is insufficient cooling. the cooling may be enough for non-cpu intensive stuff like email, web, and so on. what happens if you run a big compile or a long-lasting cpu benchmark? Those things also cause heat. Helge Hafting - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/